Private loans in Romanian lei were down 1.1% on the year in December, while foreign currency loans dropped 0.2% when expressed in lei. Expressed in euros, foreign currency lending fell 2.6% on the year.
Compared with November, non-government lending fell 1.9% in real terms, the data showed. Loans in Romanian lei edged down 0.5% on the month in December. Foreign currency loans were down 2.2% on the month when expressed in lei, and 0.5% lower when expressed in euros.
Deposits of non-government resident customers went up 1% on the month to RON197.3 billion in December.
At the end of 2012, government credit reached RON78.9 billion, up 6% in real terms from the year before. (EUR1=RON4.3727)